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- adjective Relating to, or exhibiting,
hypocalcemia .
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Examples
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This glandular decline interferes with calcium metabolism and may produce the condition of hypocalcemic tetany.
Meditation as Medicine M.D. Dharma Singh Khalsa 2001
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This glandular decline interferes with calcium metabolism and may produce the condition of hypocalcemic tetany.
Meditation as Medicine M.D. Dharma Singh Khalsa 2001
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Inc. Definition rachitic tetany infantile tetany rachitic hypocalcemic convulsion characteristic convulsion carpopedal spasms laryngeal stridor Mosby items and derived items ©
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However, its major role is to increase the flow of calcium into the bloodstream by promoting absorption of calcium and phosphorus from food in the intestines, and reabsorption of calcium in the kidneys; it enables normal mineralization of bone and prevents hypocalcemic tetany.
News from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The Baltic Times. 2009
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Acute calcium insufficiency hypocalcemic progress chick
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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